How the U.S. could lose Iraq to creeping Iranian influence
Now the US risks losing in Iraq again as enemies of Washington seek to form a government coalition and Congress seeks to sanction militias that hold sway in Baghdad.
Protesters gather near the main provincial government building in Basra, Iraq July 15, 2018.(photo credit: ESSAM AL-SUDANI/ REUTERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMANUpdated: